Mark B

Sad news not seen stokes for a long time always had a laugh with him and Dave, condolences to his family and dave

It’s just getting your head around it as you have to do several postage charges for UK, EUROPE, and rest of the world or maybe just not updated their sales

Learned to sort of dance at school disco 1970ish to soul stuff my friends brother was the DJ he was a mod, then changed the style 1972/73 when started attending northern nights the pendulum, sale Mecca, and Blackpool Mecca

Was there with my brother it was an old tram/bus depot as was already stated it was a shithole dusty concrete floors, cold toilets were worse than Wigan’s, don’t know how many were there but didn’t seem like 6000 also most of the acts advertised never showed. Possibly the worst nighter I ever attended.

is the Melvin hicks an unissued track

It’s quite good but goes a bit weird in the middle with the clangers

had a friend who had this used to put on tapes but don't remember it being played out

what's the difference with the 2 prices yann

No but lots of mods so late 60,s very early 70’s

Ralphs records

My brother always used to say to me why didn’t you buy British release he has always been an avid British collector i preferred the US issues as the labels are generally nicer

Hi Dave did al birkhead get one of the Earl Jackson’s have vague memory of him talking about it, used to knock about with al for quite a few years from 74 onwards

Probably just cleaner than most copies if it’s a cheapie must have sold well so could be more than one pressing run so labels may differ

There’s a few on discogs from a fiver Manship has it for 10 pounds so more than likely not a boot both him a Dave thorley have them worth checking with John but as it’s so cheap I wouldn’t have thought a need to bootleg

just a thought but would most larger label demos due for release in Canada just be sent USA copies to plug on the radios ?

my best bargain was Kenny smith - lord what's happening - GAR issue 10p from tape and disc exchange Stratford precinct which I took to the Arndale and sold to Rod (modersoulsucks) and Dave withers at the time thought to be demos only

spent many a happy Saturday morning in their quite often had to wait In a queue for the big boys to spend Colin Curtis and other locals

is it spin inn

Another thing seller is in barrow isn’t that where chapter five came from ?

That’s good mike

jimmy burns same as Jules bobby James sounds lofi not enough punch

No help on group but both side are really good

two well 3 times from age 12/13 at local youth clubs from 69/72 for just regular club soul and some ska/blue beat 72 till about 79/80 from 15 years old till 23ish attending dare and nighters and normal soul nights (Mecca) all over the country but petering out towards the end of 79 as I thought it was all over and friends were drifting away or getting married and having families. then started again in about 1994 attending and collecting again and running a soul night for almost 14 years.

to be honest I don't know how Adrain and family have lasted this long without selling or developing site themselves, it is a very large site if you see it on a match day the amount of cars fitted onto the car park is staggering. and its a prime location for a developer.